Carbon nanotubeben cuprous oxide composite based pressure sensors

In this paper, we present the design, the fabrication, and the experimental results of carbon nanotube (CNT) and Cu₂O composite based pressure sensors. The pressed tablets of the CNT-Cu₂O composite are fabricated at a pressure of 353 MPa. The diameters of the multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) are between 10 nm and 30 nm. The sizes of the Cu₂O micro particles are in the range of 3-4 μm. The average diameter and the average thickness of the pressed tablets are 10 mm and 4.0 mm, respectively. In order to make low resistance electric contacts, the two sides of the pressed tablet are covered by silver pastes. The direct current resistance of the pressure sensor decreases by 3.3 ×as the pressure increases up to 37 kN/m². The simulation result of the resistance-pressure relationship is in good agreement with the experimental result within a variation of ± 2%.     

光子晶体压力传感器的基本原理

通过研究一维光子晶体受压力后其光带隙性能的变化，提出了光子晶体压力传感器的原理.计算表明，压力的大小与禁带起始波长、截止波长和禁带宽之间呈简单的线性对应关系.这就提供了通过测量光带隙性能而感知外载荷或者通过施加载荷而调制光带隙性能的可能.由于光子晶体的结构周期和光波波长为一个数量级，也就有可能制造出一系列精巧的压力、温度传感器或者其他精密仪器. 关键词： 压力传感器 光子晶体 光带隙性能     

光纤法布里-珀罗干涉温度压力传感技术研究进展

光纤法布里-珀罗干涉温度和压力传感器具有灵敏度高、制作简单、成本低、体积小和抗电磁干扰能力强等优点,已被广泛应用于军事和民用领域.在某些环境恶劣,如具有强电磁干扰和腐蚀性,或提供给传感器的安装空间非常有限的特殊工业领域,微型光纤温度和压力传感器发挥着重要的作用,国内外诸多高校、科研院所都在对其进行研究.本文综述了光纤法布里-珀罗干涉仪的基本原理、制备技术、及其压力和温度传感应用的研究进展.详细介绍了湿法化学腐蚀制备法、电弧放电制备法、飞秒激光制备法、聚合物辅助制备法等常见光纤法布里-珀罗腔传感器的制作工艺,分析了不同制作工艺的优缺点;详细介绍了光纤法布里-珀罗干涉仪在温度传感、压力传感和温压一体传感领域的应用;最后对光纤法布里-珀罗干涉温度压力传感器的发展进行了总结和展望.     

基于层层自组装碳纳米管的应变检测仪

通过对微小应变检测意义的分析,提出了本检测仪在实际应用方面的价值和前景。基于对碳纳米管导电机理的分析、制备薄膜电阻,利用其电阻随形变变化较为灵敏的特性,将电阻的变化转换为电压值的变化,经过数据采集、放大和数字处理设计了应变传感器。     

Strain sensors based on carbon nanotubes-cuprous oxide composite

This paper presents the design, fabrication and experimental results of carbon nanotubes-cuprous oxide (CNTs-Cu₂O) composite based strain sensors. The press-tablets were fabricated from the blend of CNTs (25 wt%) and Cu₂O (75 wt%) at a pressure of 353 MPa. The diameter of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) varied between 10 and 30 nm. The sizes of Cu₂O micro-particles were in the range of 3-4 μm. The thickness of the press-tablets was 1 mm. The samples were installed on the polymer elastic beam by glue. The electric contacts to the samples were made by silver paste. The inter-electrodes distance (length) and diameter of the surface-type samples were in the range of 6-8 mm and 10 mm, respectively. The DC resistance of the strain sensors increases under tension and decreases under compression, while the average strain sensitivities are in the range of 44-46 and 24-28 for tension and compression, respectively. The simulation is in good agreement with the experimental results.     

Orange dye polyaniline composite based impedance humidity sensors

This study presents the fabrication and investigation of humidity sensors based on orange dye (OD) and polyaniline (PANI) composite films. A blend of 3 wt.% OD with 1 wt.% PANI was prepared in 1 ml water. The composite films were deposited on glass substrates between pre-deposited silver electrodes. The gap between the electrodes was 45 μm. The sensing mechanism was based on the impedance and capacitance variations due to the absorption/desorption of water vapor. It was observed that with the increase in relative humidity (RH) from 30% to 90%, the impedance decreases by 5.2 × 10 4 and 8.8 × 10 3 times for the frequencies of 120 Hz and 1 kHz, respectively. The impedance-humidity relationship showed a more uniform change compared to the capacitance-humidity relationship in the RH range of 30% to 90%. The consequence of annealing, measuring frequency, response and recovery time, and absorption-desorption behavior of the humidity sensor were also discussed in detail. The annealing resulted in an increase in sensitivity of up to 2.5 times, while the measured response time and recovery time were 34 s and 450 s, respectively. The impedance-humidity relationship was simulated.     

基于碳纳米管的湿度检测仪的研究与实践

通过对湿度检测的重大意义进行分析,得出了本湿度检测仪的价值和意义,介绍了仪器的设计思路和应用前景,同时介绍了一种特殊的信号采集方法,从而将电阻的变化直接转化为信号的频率变化,再将此高频信号传入单片机,从而实现对信号的数字处理。文章中还涉及了软件程序设计,主要包括频率信号的频率读取和LED数码管显示的Keil C语言程序...     

Identity of molecular and macroscopic pressure on carbon nanotubes

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy was used to compare the structural effects on single-walled carbon nanotubes of pressures due to the cohesive energy of liquid media with the effects of an externally applied macroscopic pressure. Results were very similar, showing that the interpretation of the cohesive energy density as an internal pressure is physically realistic.     

Working Mechanism of a BC_3 Nanotube Carbon Monoxide Gas Sensor

Carbon and BN nanotubes have previously demonstrated extreme sensitivity to several molecules, but they cannot be used to detect highly toxic molecules of CO. In this work, we examine the possibility of a BC3 nanotube (BC3NT) as a potential gas sensor for CO detection by using density functional theory calculations. It is found that CO molecule can be absorbed on B and C atoms of BC3 NT wall with adsorption energies in the range of 1.0 to 25.9 kcal/mol and it can donate finite charge to the tube. By comparing the HOMO/LUMO energy gaps of the bare and CO adsorbed nanotubes, we deduce that molecular CO can induce significant change in the electrical conductivity of the tube. The conductivity change can generate an electrical signal, which might be useful for CO detection.     

Novel pressure and displacement sensors based on carbon nanotubes

We report newly designed pressure and displacement capacitive sensors based on a flexible paper–CNT structure.The carbon nanotube(CNT)powder was deposited on a thin paper substrate and was pressed at an elevated temperature.The sheet resistance of the paper–CNT films was in the range of 2–4 kΩ/cm2.The paper–CNT films were used to fabricate pressure and displacement sensors.The sensitivities of the pressure and the displacement sensors were found to be17.3 p F·m2/k N and 0.93 10-3p F/μm,respectively.The experimental results were compared with the simulated data and they found good agreement with each other.     

Working Mechanism of a BC3 Nanotube Carbon Monoxide Gas Sensor

Carbon and BN nanotubes have previously demonstrated extreme sensitivity to several molecules, but they cannot be used to detect highly toxic molecules of CO. In this work, we examine the possibility of a BC₃ nanotube (BC₃NT) as a potential gas sensor for CO detection by using density functional theory calculations. It is found that CO molecule can be absorbed on B and C atoms of BC₃NT wall with adsorption energies in the range of -1.0 to -25.9 kcal/mol and it can donate finite charge to the tube. By comparing the HOMO/LUMO energy gaps of the bare and CO adsorbed nanotubes, we deduce that molecular CO can induce significant change in the electrical conductivity of the tube. The conductivity change can generate an electrical signal, which might be useful for CO detection.     

氧化钨纳米线-单壁碳纳米管复合型气敏元件的室温NO2敏感性能与机理

利用溶剂热法合成了一维的氧化钨纳米线, 通过掺入适量单壁碳纳米管(SWNT)制备了基于氧化钨纳米线-SWNT 复合结构的室温气敏元件并评价了其对NO₂气体的室温敏感性能. 利用X射线与扫描电子显微镜表征了材料的微结构, 结果表明, 合成的氧化钨纳米线具有单斜的W₁₈O₄₉结构, 复合材料中SWNT被包埋在氧化钨纳米线中间. 气敏性能测试结果表明, 氧化钨纳米线-SWNT复合结构气敏元件在室温下对NO₂气体表现出了高的灵敏度和超快的响应特性; 较低的SWNT掺入量对获得好的气敏性能有利. 分析了基于复合结构材料气敏元件的可能的气敏机理, 认为元件良好的室温敏感性能与SWNT掺入在复合结构材料中引入大量的贯穿气孔和p-n异质结有关.     

基于柔性碳纳米管压阻膜的无线加速度检测系统

通过对加速度检测的重大意义进行分析,得出了加速度检测仪的价值和意义,介绍了本系统的设计思路和应用前景。传感器采用了基于纳米技术的碳纳米管薄膜感应前端,拓宽了传感器设备的研发领域,同时应用无线传感技术,使系统进一步实用化。最后介绍了本系统的实验情况,以及具体应用的效果。     

Structural transitions of SWNT filled with C_(60) under high pressure

Raman spectra of C_(60) filled single-walled carbon nanotubes(C_(60)@SWNTs) with diameters of 1.3–1.5 nm have been studied under high pressure. A plateau in the pressure dependence of the G-band frequency at around 10 GPa was observed in both experiments with 514 nm and 830 nm excitation lasers, which is similar to the high pressure behaviors of pristine SWNTs. This structural transition has been assigned to the transformation into a peanut-like structure of the nanotubes. At pressure below 2 GPa, no obvious Raman signature related to the structural transition of nanotubes was observed, unlike what has been reported for C_(70) filled nanotubes. We discussed this point in terms of the arrangement differences of C_(60) and C_(70)molecules inside the nanotubes. At higher pressure up to 15 GPa, a graphite-like pressure evolution was observed in our C_(60)@SWNTs.     

Impedance Spectroscopy of Nanofluids based on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

This work is a contribution to the understanding of the dielectric properties of nanofluids prepared by dispersing multiwalled carbon nanotubes in transformer oil. The dielectric measurements were carried out in the frequency range 100 Hz–1 MHz at constant temperature, T = 300 K, for several volume fractions of the nanotubes in the base fluid. A relaxation phenomenon was induced in the nanofluid comparing to the base fluid. In addition, both the real and imaginary part of the dielectric permittivity changed with volume fraction of the nanotubes. These results suggest that the presence of the nanotubes greatly affect the dielectric properties of the oil as a result of polarization phenomenon induced by these nanoparticles.

It was found that the measured effective dielectric permittivity follows the empirical Havriliak–Negami model. Nevertheless to take into account the electrode polarization effects, we rewrote this model, with a new term, which fits accurately the experimental data.     

Probing structural stability of double-walled carbon nanotubes at high non-hydrostatic pressure by Raman spectroscopy

Theoretical calculations predict that the collapse pressure for double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) is proportional to 1/R ³, where R is the effective or average radius of a DWCNT. In order to address the problem of CNT stability at high pressure and stress, we performed a resonance Raman study of DWCNTs dispersed in sodium cholate using 532 and 633 nm laser excitation. Raman spectra of the recovered samples show minor versus irreversible changes with increasing I _D/I _G ratio after exposure to high non-hydrostatic pressure of 23 and 35 GPa, respectively. The system exhibits nearly 70% pressure hysteresis in radial breathing vibrational mode signals recovery on pressure release which is twice that predicted by theory.     

Carbon Nanotube/P(VDF-TrFE) Nano-Composite Characterization by Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence

In continuation of our research on carbon nanotube/P(VDF-TrFE) nano-composites [1], total x-ray fluorescence (TXRF) is engaged in a novel characterization of these materials regarding their compositions, purities, and structural analysis. Samples such as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer, SWCNT/P(VDF-TrFE), and MWCNT/P(VDF-TrFE) were analyzed by TXRF. The synthetic quartz used as a substrate was analyzed as reference material for the TXRF measurements. The ethanol and the dimethylformamide (DMF) used as solvents for carbon nanotubes and copolymers respectively were also analyzed by TXRF to determine whether they have an influence or not on the TXRF of the previous material. The preliminary results showed that single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes prepared by the arc-discharge method contain catalytic particles such as Fe, Co, and Ni used to obtain SWCNT while there were no metal or impurities in MWCNT. The TXRF spectrum of CNT/P(VDFTrFE) showed the same results as we found previously with background due to the P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer scattered signal. __________ Published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 72, No. 5, pp. 700–702, September–October, 2005.     

甘氨酸在纳米碳管中的吸附及性质的分子模拟

采用分子力学、分子动力学方法模拟研究了甘氨酸分子在单壁纳米碳管中的吸附和扩散行为 ,并对甘氨酸分子在纳米碳管中的构象和能量进行了优化 .模拟计算结果表明 ,甘氨酸在纳米碳管中的构象发生了伸缩和扭转 ,这种构象的改变将会导致氨基酸生物性能的改变 ;纳米碳管对氨基酸分子具有较强的吸附作用 ,其中纳米碳管和甘氨酸分子之间的π -π相互作用增加了纳米碳管对氨基酸的吸附能 .模拟过程中氨基酸分子和纳米碳管之间的运动会保持很强的协同效应 ,使模拟体系构型在能量上处于最稳定的状态     

温度补偿式光纤光栅土压力传感器

针对现有土压力传感器无法实现长期、实时监测的要求,设计了温度补偿式光纤光栅土压力传感器。选用有硬中心的平膜片作弹性元件,选用灵敏度高、体积小、质量轻、易于波分复用和组成传感网络的光纤光栅作敏感元件;同时采用了不受力光栅法进行了温度补偿。经实验测试,该传感器的灵敏度为1.5 nm/M Pa;线性度误差为0.35%;重复性为0.06%;迟滞为2.19%;静态误差为2.21%;这些指标能够满足实际工程应用要求。     

基于HRTEM和Raman分析定向多壁碳纳米管阵列的生长机理

以二茂铁、二甲苯为前驱体,石英为衬底,在850 oC的管式炉内采用化学气相沉积法制备出了定向碳纳米管阵列. 高分辨透射电子显微镜和拉曼光谱的结果表明：碳纳米管阵列具有良好的定向性和多壁管状结构,石墨化程度高,并且只在表面存在少量单壁碳纳米管.定向多壁碳纳米管阵列的生长模式为“底部”生长模式,即在生长的初期,当催化剂颗粒较小时,析出的碳原子生成了单壁碳纳米管或与其性质类似的多壁碳纳米管(一般层数小于5层);催化剂颗粒逐渐长大后,大量的碳原子析出后生成了普通的多壁碳纳米管,从而形成了单壁碳纳米管只存在于碳纳米管阵列膜表面和多层碳纳米管膜表面与界面的现象.